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• Hooted — Hoot Hoot (h[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hooting}.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta, Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj., begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!] 1. To cry out …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hooted — huːt n. cry of an owl; shout, cry (often of disapproval); sound of a horn or whistle (British) v. make a sound like the cry of an owl; shout, yell (in disapproval); sound a horn, blow a whistle (British) …   English contemporary dictionary

• spook|i|ly — «SPOO kuh lee», adverb. in a spooky manner: »The owl hooted spookily from the dark woods …   Useful english dictionary

• hoot — [[t]hu͟ːt[/t]] hoots, hooting, hooted 1) V ERG If you hoot the horn on a vehicle or if it hoots, it makes a loud noise on one note. [mainly BRIT] [V n] I never hoot my horn when I pick a girl up for a date... Somewhere in the distance a siren… …   English dictionary

• hoot — hoot1 hootingly, adv. /hooht/, v.i. 1. to cry out or shout, esp. in disapproval or derision. 2. to utter the cry characteristic of an owl. 3. to utter a similar sound. 4. Chiefly Brit. to blow a horn or whistle; toot. v.t. 5. to assail with… …   Universalium

• hoot — 1. noun 1) the hoot of an owl Syn: screech, shriek, call, cry 2) hoots of derision Syn: shout, yell, cry, snort, howl, shriek, whoop, whistle; …   Thesaurus of popular words

• still — still1 W1S1 [stıl] adv 1.) up to a particular point in time and continuing at that moment ▪ I still haven t finished painting the spare room. ▪ Do you still have Julie s phone number? see usage note ↑yet1 2.) in spite of what has just been said… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• farther — far|ther1 [ farðər ] adverb * 1. ) in or to a place that is more distant: The children were too tired to walk any farther. I live farther up the road. I wanted to talk to them, but I didn t get farther than the front door. farther… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• farther — I UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɑrðər] adverb 1) in or to a place that is more distant The children were too tired to walk any farther. I live farther up the road. I wanted to talk to them, but I didn t get farther than the front door. farther… …   English dictionary

• hoot — (v.) to call or shout in disapproval or scorn, c.1600, probably related to or from huten, to shout, call out (c.1200), probably ultimately imitative. First used of bird cries, especially that of the owl, mid 15c. Related: Hooted; hooting. As a… …   Etymology dictionary

• hoot — I. verb Etymology: Middle English houten, of imitative origin Date: 13th century intransitive verb 1. to shout or laugh usually derisively 2. to make the natural throat noise of an owl or a similar cry 3. to make a loud clamorous mechanical sound …   New Collegiate Dictionary